Polygon.com / 22.08.24

I can't get over this emulator that lets you play Nintendo DS and watch YouTube at the same time

I have completed my metamorphosis from a young professional into an iPad baby. Its all thanks to an emulator app called Delta on iOS. This free app allows you to play games on a virtual Nintendo DS as you watch YouTube videos. So now, you can enjoy the peak gaming experience of grinding levels in Pokémon Diamond as a nearly hour-long compilation of House MD clips plays alongside it, though not without some challenges. The setup is pretty slick. I recently tested Delta on an iPad, which has a split-screen feature to use multiple apps at once, and the emulator utilizes it perfectly. It splits the top screen of the virtual DS in two parts, so you can watch a YouTube video on the right and play the game on the left. The bottom half of the DS screen contains a touch screen and virtual buttons. I watched footage of Subway Surfers on YouTube while I played Big Brain Academy on the Nintendo DS. I figured, if anything, I might have stumbled upon a more enlightened way to play Big Brain Academy...
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